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South African politician Baleka Mbete on corruption, xenophobia and whether the ANC has lived up to its promises.www.aljazeera.com
#Congress never voted to send troops to #Syria, but in five minutes we will be voting on a #resolution that disapproves of #Trump removing them. We should have never gone to Syria. We should leave Syria. I’m voting no on this resolution.Source: https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1184539123606011904
As a result, the US and UK are facing systemic crises unparalleled in their history.www.aljazeera.com
<p>Pichincha Universal radio announced on Tuesday afternoon that their director Washington Yepez has a detention order against him, and faces incarceration for crimes of “inciting discord among citizens”.</p>www.telesurenglish.net
In the development of human #civilisation, it is inevitable for a dysfunctional institution to be abolished and replaced by a better one. This is how progress is made. If a government is not of the people, by the people, for the people, then it is inevitable that the people will establish a government of the people. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has proved itself to be not of the people, by the people, for the people. We hereby declare the establishment of the Provisional Government of Hong Kong.#china #news #protest #freedom #democracy #power #politics #conflict #tyranny #humanRights
People are increasingly relegating decision-making to the elites and limiting their democratic participation to voting.www.aljazeera.com
Mehdi Hasan challenges the US president’s adviser, Stephen Moore, on the economy, racism and Trump’s fitness for office.www.aljazeera.com
So long as the governments of America and other countries are captives of oligarchs and big corporations, and hang onto anti-worker, anti-middle-class neoliberal policies, citizens will continue to drift toward hard-right “populist" politicians... The destruction of the middle class is destroying democracies and paving the way for authoritarian rule.In 2016, Roberto Stefan Foa and Yascha Mounk published a paper in the Journal of Democracy showing how, in the era since Reagan led America out of classical economic policy and into neoliberalism (aka “trickle-down” and “supply-side” economics), many Americans have ceased to value democracy.www.commondreams.org
Gordon MacMillan, who joined Twitter in 2013 and is listed as the company's Head of Editorial for EMEA, is also part of the British Army's "information warfare" unit.www.newsweek.com
Bangkok’s Criminal Court acquitted six prominent pro-democracy activists in an important verdict for protecting free expression in Thailand.www.hrw.org
The #whistleblower also told #Germany's Die Welt newspaper that he is also still interested in political asylum in Germany, where he had previously sought asylum without success. He added in comments to the German Der Spiegel newspaper that if he were found dead, it wouldn't be the result of suicide.#europe #eu #politics #usa #justice #freedom #democracy #independence
Snowden has been living in Russia since 2013 since revealing details of U.S. intelligence agencies' secret surveillance programs.www.themoscowtimes.com
Maybe we are wired for authoritarianism—but the present crisis has another cause... In typically subtle fashion, Politico reported on a recent conference of political psychologists on the present state of democratic systems. Its arresting headline: “The Shocking Paper Predicting the End of Democracy.”www.commondreams.org
Political apathy among Tunisian voters is fuelling dangerous populism.www.aljazeera.com
We need a candidate to push for protecting democracy as fiercely as Jay Inslee did for addressing climate change... Amanda Litman of Run for Something wants to know if the presidential candidates will support introducing ranked choice voting in federal elections, and also if they will commit to pursuing full congressional representation for the 4 million Americans — a total almost equal to our six smallest states—who live in territories without a voting member of Congress.www.commondreams.org
Tongan Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva, who is credited with helping bring democracy to the small Pacific island nation, has died. He was 78.www.france24.com
Exploring the making of a political satire show offers insight into the growing pains of Ethiopia's new democracy.www.aljazeera.com
Magma Developer Conference -- Today, Mirantis announced that it is helping to bring the open-source converged access gateway software platform Magma, developed by Facebook, to mobile operators around the world. Mirantis has worked over the last six months to integrate, test and certify Magma with Mirantisfinance.yahoo.com
The anti-colonial movements in Africa did not liberate the people; they only liberated the state.www.aljazeera.com
A two-part special report tracing the causes and possible consequences of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement.www.aljazeera.com
Andrej Babis still has his work cut out for him to restore public confidence in his administration.www.aljazeera.com
Demosisto Party leaders Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow arrested just hours after the detention of pro-independence activist.www.aljazeera.com
On 23 July, they flooded #Facebook and left pro-China comments on pages run by #HongKong #democracy organizations such as Civic #HumanRights Front.#news #china #information #warfare #troll #internet #protest #support #cyperwar
Unquestioning party allegiances and growing division between Democrats and Republicans may threaten American democracy.www.aljazeera.com
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